Lee Mak-Kwan

• Managed day-to-day business operations.
• Oversaw daily gym operations, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards and ensuring all tasks were completed accurately and efficiently by team members.
• Strategic planning - Creating strategic plans for growth and sustainability. Ensuring profitability across all 3 Studios. Grew revenue by 15% in the first year.
• Financial Management - managed finances, overseeing budgets, accounts payable and receivable, payroll and payment processing, Quarterly BAS & monthly PAYG
• Managed financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and expense tracking for multiple locations.
• Marketing- coming up with fresh ideas to deliver membership growth. Designing and implementing marketing and sales strategies to attract and retain members
• Developed and implemented operational procedures to enhance member experience and retention.
• Efficiency- Streamlined operations to improve efficiency, enabling more time to be spent on strategic planning and decision making.
• Staff Management- Trained and mentored 20 fitness coaches across 3 studios, fostering professional growth and effective client engagement.
• Customer experience & Community Building - Provided a welcoming atmosphere to ensure members feel like they are part of the F45 community. This drives retention and referrals

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

• Budgeting & Forecasting- assisting in the production of divisional cost centre budgets, extrapolating trends & supporting the input of financial data.
• Analyzed budget variances to support strategic decision-making processes.
• Accounting & Reporting- Improved budget forecasting accuracy with detailed variance analysis between actual and budgeted figures.
• Provided insightful commentary & analysis to Centre of Excellence teams in relation to financial reporting and accounting.
• Managed financial reporting, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
• Oversaw preparation of monthly financial statements, maintaining high levels of accuracy and detail.
• Developed and implemented efficient accounting procedures to streamline workflows.
• Compliance- Ensured compliance with regulatory requirement as well as internal control mechanisms
• Streamlined monthly financial reporting processes, significantly reducing time required for report generation and analysis.
• Improved financial reporting accuracy through meticulous data analysis and reconciliation efforts.
• Teamwork- Collaborated with other Content Accountants across the Board to share ideas and improve processes

• Reporting deliverables to financial controllers in local and EMEA territories, completing accounting processes and working with management to provide reports to the controllership teams in the US and local markets
• Streamlined month-end closing processes, improving accuracy and reducing processing time.
• Led financial reporting and analysis to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and corporate policies.
• Processed Payroll for Disney UK and EMEA entities
• Performed Balance sheet reconciliations and management of the Reconciliation tracking tool template
• Worked closely with the UK tax department in the preparation of The Walt Disney Company Ltd tax return and tax forecasts
• Calculated quarterly loan interest, legal and marketing accruals, insurance and rent prepayments for various lines of business and companies within The Walt Disney Company
• Collaborated with the Finance Team to perform regional allocations, budget variance analysis and corporate supervision allocations
• Provided Management and Corporate Controllership with business commentary on variances between projections and actuals on a quarterly basis.
• Assisted with the EMEA Finance director to compile a Representation letter to the US which outlines any key business risks and highlighting actions to eliminate/minimise these business risks
• Performed a Quarterly review of approx 30 WDI cost centres' including HR, IT, Shared Accounting and Legal
• Worked with Core (Building and Security) Services to allocate rent payments , prepayments and accruals to various EMEA and UK Disney entities, chasing accounts receivables, reviewing and preparing rent smoothing calculations, and ensure costs are allocated to the correct entities
• Coordinated quarterly close meetings to highlight business issues, discuss business forecast and budgets, accounting updates and future objectives
• Liaised with the Legal team to calculate quarterly legal accruals and discuss any issues which may affect our quarterly financial reports to Management
• Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.

• Assisted the Director in management decisions with regards to Cash Flow and Budgets
• Produced monthly Cashflow Statements to the Director
• Completed Annual Company Tax Returns
• Managed payroll and payments to suppliers and employees
• Analyzed cash flow patterns to optimize liquidity management strategies for the organization.
• Performed monthly budgets, cash flow analysis, monthly balance sheet reconciliation and tax statements
• Producing and submitting monthly BAS (GST/Tax Withheld) reports to the Australian Tax Office
• Assisted with Tax Planning
• Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
• Prioritised adhoc requests when necessary

AUDIT RESPONSIBILITES

• Performed substantive audits, half-year reviews and interim audits
• Completed the following audit sections: cash, receivables, fixed assets, payables, operating expenses, equity, inventory, prepayments, provisions, payroll
• Identified risk areas in businesses by performing substantive tests
• Drove revenue growth by identifying underperforming areas and recommending solutions.
• Used the concept of materiality to assess any risks identified
• Maintained an understanding of AASB standards and disclosure requirements
• Completed stocktakes at year end
• Prepared management letters to clients in relation to internal control weaknesses and other issues enabling clients to introduce prompt remedial action
• Demonstrated professional scepticism when performing testing
• Developed comprehensive reports to support decision-making processes across multiple departments
• Executed quality assurance processes to ensure accuracy in data analysis and reporting
• Maintained technical standards and professional independence on engagements
• Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
• Major Clients- ARIA Pty Ltd (Australian Recording Industry) & Minter Ellison Lawyers. Completed annual audit. Audit involved controls testing, investigating receivables, payables, receivables, provisions, revenue and expenses, lease agreements, investments.

TAX RESPONSIBILITIES

• Working across a wide variety of clients ranging from listed companies, large and small proprietary companies
• Performed deferred tax calculations
• Completed company tax returns
• Consolidated reconciliations of operating profits to taxable income
• Preparation of annual and monthly financial statements
• Streamlined tax workpapers (eg. dividend, rental properties, trust and partnership schedules) for increased efficiency in preparing tax returns
• Assisted Directors on more complex tax issues
• Major Clients
• Base Backpackers Pty Ltd (Backpacking Hostels in Aust and NZ) & Haritos Group (Hotels in Australia). Review of tax reconciliations prepared by the clients and preparation of the consolidated group income tax return. Consolidated tax return included Capital Allowances and Schedule 25A for international transactions, deferred tax calculations.

AUDIT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Audited a wide variety of clients ranging from listed companies, small and medium proprietary companies, schools, solicitor and real estate
• Performed substantive audits, Stocktakes, half-year reviews and interim audits and due diligence work
• Mentored BAS Graduates in real estate outgoings Audits
• Analysed financial statements to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and internal policies.
• Performed detailed testing of transactions and balances in relation to income/debtors, expenditure/creditors, bank transactions/balances, assets (including fixed assets and investments) and liabilities (including borrowings and provisions).
• Conducted research on legislation that significantly impacts clients eg: Property Agent and Motor Dealers Act
• Presented findings and recommendations to senior management, influencing strategic decision-making processes.
• Major Clients- CBRE and Chesterton International (Commercial Real Estate)- Stamford Hotels (Hospitality) - Performed controls testing, detecting fraud, subsequent payments and fixed assets

TAX RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepared tax returns for High Net Worth individuals
• Completed tax workpapers for dividends, rental properties, trust and partnership schedules
• Calculated Capital Gains Tax
• Prepared HP Leases and GST Reconciliations
• Accessed tax information from the ATO Portal
• Developed detailed tax reports utilizing advanced Excel functions and analytics tools.
• Researched the impact of Corporations Law on clients
• Managed multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines and quality standards.

• Prepared individual, partnership and company tax returns
• Drafted financial statements, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
• Conducted account reconciliations to maintain financial accuracy and integrity.
• Maintained accurate records of fixed assets, including depreciation schedules and asset disposal documentation.
• Reconciled balance sheet figures and sought assistance to reduce errors.